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Region Served: Los Angeles Metro

Restaurant Opportunities Centers – 2016

To support low-wage restaurant workers in California by enhancing the occupational skills, leadership development, and civic participation opportunities of workers while engaging employers, policymakers, and consumers to raise industry standards.

PowerSwitch Action – 2016

To support low-wage immigrant workers through organizing and leadership development, while strengthening the Partnership for Working Families network in California to collectively raise standards for workers and expand access to quality jobs.

LeadersUp – 2016

To expand LeadersUp’s capacity as a talent development intermediary, creating a shift in business practice to improve the hiring and retention of Opportunity Youth in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Faith in Action Network – 2016

To build trust between communities of color and law enforcement in California through public safety reform and civilian participation.

Year Up, Inc. – 2016

To initiate Year Up California, expanding operations in Los Angeles and the Bay Area to provide middle-skills opportunities for Opportunity Youth.

CONTRA-TIEMPO – 2016

For ‘From Movement to Movements: Creating Art and Action in South LA’, expanding opportunities for low-income African-American and Spanish-speaking communities to co-create socially and culturally relevant dance theater.